What is the Least Common Multiple of 48117 and 48126?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 48117 and 48126 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48117 and 48126, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48117,48126) = 3
LCM(48117,48126) = ( 48117 × 48126) / 3
LCM(48117,48126) = 2315678742 / 3
LCM(48117,48126) = 771892914

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48117 and 48126 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48117 and 48126. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48117 and 48126.

Prime Factorization of 48117

Prime Factorization of 48126

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48117 and 48126.

LCM(48117,48126) = 3¹ × 43¹ × 373¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 617¹
LCM(48117,48126) = 771892914